A California Toyota dealer has filed a lawsuit against the Japan-based car company citing safety concerns regarding its Prius models.

In 2014, Toyota issued a recall of 800,000 of its Prius models after it was determined that some vehicles would lose power while on the road. The problem, which affected model years 2010 to 2014, was that the car’s inverter was overheating, causing the car to lose power.

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Roger Hogan told CBS News he continues to see a steady flow of issues with Priuses and is now suing Toyota, alleging the company did not fix the original problem. Hogan said that even with the recall, he has seen over 100 cars come in with issues regarding the failed invertors after the problem had originally been fixed by Toyota.

"A recall is supposed to prevent the incident from happening,” he told CBS’ Kris Van Cleave. “It's not supposed to be you fix it after you've experienced the horrific event --you're supposed to prevent that event from ever occurring. Why should you be allowed to put someone's life in danger?”

Hogan, who owns two Toyota dealerships in Southern California, said he believes Toyota is putting its customers’ lives in danger. He said he continues to take all Prius models as trade-ins, but if they are model years 2010-2015, the cars will end up parked on the roof of his dealership.

Hogan told CBS he has an estimated $1 million worth of parked Priuses that he refuses to sell.

In response to Hogan’s legal filing, Toyota released the following statement: “We believe Mr. Hogan's allegations are without merit, and we intend to defend vigorously against his claims. The Prius inverter recall was implemented to enhance vehicle safety, and we remain committed to the safety and security of our customers. As a part of this commitment, Toyota continues to review and monitor available information on this issue. Toyota welcomes feedback from its dealers on vehicle performance and safety; however, we believe Mr. Hogan's lawsuit is motivated primarily by a separate dispute he has with Toyota over management and succession issues involving his dealership, not the effectiveness of the Prius inverter recall.”

The National Highway Transportation Safety administration said they are monitoring complaints and will “take action as appropriate."